My Hockey Alpha

Nina

I caught up with the team in the middle of the athletic field. They were stretching for their run. I tried not to look at Enzo as he stretched, because watching his muscular form only made me want him more. Regardless of what Tiffany said about her college love, I still felt hesitant about Enzo with everything that had happened since I met him. Besides, I had to focus on school and work. Now was not the time to be worrying about boys!

The team looked up when I joined them on the athletic field as they stretched. Feeling a bit nervous, I started to stretch, too; most of them seemed P excited that a girl was joining them on their run today — including Justin — but apparently my presence bothered one player. His name was Bryan. “You’re running with us?” he asked, standing up from his stretch.

“I suppose so,” I replied with a sheepish nod.

Bryan frowned and folded his arms across his chest.

“You’re not gonna slow us down, are you? Everyone knows girls can’t run as fast as guys.”

Before I had the chance to respond,

Justin stepped in at the same time and defended me.

“Hey, don’t say that about her!” Justin said, balling his fists up at his sides.

Meanwhile, Enzo simply stormed up to Bryan and glared down at him. Bryan wasn’t a small guy in the slightest, but Enzo still towered over him and made. him look dwarfed.

“How dare you be so rude to our team doctor,” he said, his low voice practically a growl. “Just for that, you can drop and give me fifty push-ups. Right now,”

“Fifty?” Bryan whined.

hundred if you keep up the attitude,” Enzo

on the ground

on our run today, speak now,” Enzo said. No one made a peep. ” Alright,” he continued, “let’s go. Bryan, catch up when you’re done. Maybe you

to do his pushups, grumbling to himself, as the team

the end of the field. There was a small trail that broke through the trees, which made its way through the forest. There were a lot of these trails all around campus for students to

amount of stamina, leading the group, just like how he ran that day on the treadmill. Back then, I

and jumping over fallen trees. Somehow, although I hadn’t run like this since high school PE class, I eventually found myself running at the front of the

back,” Enzo said, slowing down just a little bit to match my pace so he could run beside me.

“Nope,” I replied. ” I’ve never really been sporty at all. My parents made me play on the junior tennis team for one semester in middle school, but I hated sports so much that they gave up and let me drop

Justin suddenly chimed in, running faster to keep up on my other side. I looked over at him and saw him shoot

Thanks,” I replied, feeling a bit uncomfortable now as I was sandwiched between two guys who I had a history

the other teammates, Matt, called from behind us. “We should race. Nina against…

out, stopping. Enzo stopped as well. There was a slight frown on his

to you, Nina,” Enzo

but was suddenly cut off

“Sort of like

feeling that Justin was trying to get some sort of angle here, but as the rest of the team started chanting for us to race, I felt obligated to give it

my hands up in surrender.

in the dirt with his foot, standing behind it poised to run. “From here to that tree,”